The invention is an on-chip, droplet based single-cell transfection platform providing higher efficiency and consistency compared to conventional methods. Novel techniques following cell encapsulation yields uniform lipoplex formation, which increases the transfection accuracy. The invention solves the dilemma of the trade-off between efficiency and cell viability, and offers a safe, cell friendly and high transfection solution that is crucial for applications like gene therapy, cancer treatment and regenerative medicine.

Living bioreactors are powerful systems for producing a variety of valuable compounds. The versatility of such bioreactors is one of the more useful aspects of the system. Large quantities of compounds or cellular components can be produced efficiently, with minimal cost. Alternately, these systems can be used to produce pathway components that are necessary in the production of secondary products. A common problem with such systems is that they are limited by non-uniform production of pathway components, or require an isolation process to ensure the components are in the appropriate quantity and sequence in the process. Inventors at Texas A&M and UC San Francisco have developed a novel technique to address these issues. The technology effectively results in a stoichiometric production of protein components that are produced in an array, ready for secondary production.

No vaccines exist against the common sexually-transmitted disease, Chlamydia. The current invention is a novel vaccination formulation wherein fragments from two different microbial proteins, one each from a Chlamydia species and a Neisseria species are fused together. This novel fusion protein is proposed as a robust vaccine to provide protection against Chlamydia.

An immune response typically occurs during inflammation, auto-immune diseases, or cancers. In such cases, chemical triggers, or immunostimulants, recognized by receptor proteins at cell membranes activate the immune cells. Researchers can use these immunostimulants to test how different cell subsets contribute to immune response mechanisms. This invention describes a novel type of immunostimulant that can be toggled on and off, both inside the body and in vitro.

Enteric disease and respiratory diseases are major problems worldwide which greatly impact human health, as well as animal health. Current vaccine approaches are limited by numerous factors, including production costs, efficacy, safety, requirement of adjuvants, and storage conditions.

The invention is a diagnostic technology, as well as a research and development tool. It is a simple, easy to operate, and effective platform for the analysis of pharmaceuticals and biological species. Specifically, this platform generates hydroxyl radicals for oxidative footprinting – a technique commonly employed in protein mapping and analysis. The platform itself is inexpenisve to fabricate, scalable, and requires nothing more than an ordinary pipet to use. In addition, it is highly amenable to scale-up, multiplexing, and automation, and so it holds promise as a high-throughput method for mapping protein structure in support of product development, validation, and regulatory approval in the protein-based therapeutics industry.

Nucleic acid-based gene interference technologies, including ribozymes and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), represent promising gene-targeting strategies for specific inhibition of mRNA sequences of choice. A fundamental challenge to use nucleic acid-based gene interfering approaches for gene therapy is to deliver the gene interfering agents to appropriate cells in a way that is tissue/cell specific, efficient and safe. Many of the currently used vectors are based on attenuated or modified viruses, or synthetic vectors in which complexes of DNA, proteins, and/or lipids are formed in particles, and tissue-specific vectors have been only partially obtained by using carriers that specifically target certain cell types. As such, efficient and targeted delivery of M1GS sequences to specific cell types and tissues in vivo is central to developing this technology for gene targeting applications. Invasive bacteria, such as Salmonella, possess the ability to enter and transfer genetic material to human cells, leading to the efficient expression of transferred genes. Attenuated Salmonella strains have earlier been shown to function as a carrier system for delivery of nucleic acid-based vaccines and anti-tumor transgenes. Salmonella-based vectors are low cost and easy to prepare. Furthermore, they can be administrated orally in vivo, a non-invasive delivery route with significant advantage. Thus, Salmonella may represent a promising gene delivery agent for gene therapy. Scientists at UC Berkeley have developed a novel attenuated strain of Salmonella, SL101, which exhibited high gene transfer activity and low cytotoxicity/pathogenicity while efficiently delivering ribozymes, for expression in animals. Using MCMV infection of mice as the model, they demonstrated that oral inoculation of SL101 in animals efficiently delivered RNase P-based ribozyme sequence into specific organs, leading to substantial expression of ribozyme and effective inhibition of viral infection and pathogenesis. This strategy could easily be adopted deliver other gene targeting technologies.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human centrosomal protein 164kDa (Cep164). This antibody binds to the phosphorylation site of Cep164 and has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human centrosomal protein 164kDa (Cep164). This antibody binds to the phosphorylation site of Cep164 and has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human mitochondrial polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase 1 (PNPase). This antibody has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human mitochondrial polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase 1 (PNPase). This antibody has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Mouse hybridoma cell line secret antibody against the human Kinetochore protein Spc24 (SPC24) and Kinetochore protein Spc25 (SPC25). This antibody has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Mouse hybridoma cell line secret antibody against the human Kinetochore protein Spc24 (SPC24) and Kinetochore protein Spc25 (SPC25). This antibody has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Researchers in the UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have developed a new method for generating and expanding human CLEC9A+ dendritic cells that can be used for a wide variety of immunotherapy applications.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human centrosomal protein 164kDa (Cep164). This antibody binds to the phosphorylation site of Cep164 and has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human centrosomal protein 164kDa (Cep164). This antibody binds to the phosphorylation site of Cep164 and has been tested for use in immunoprecipitation and western blot.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human Poly (A) RNA polymerase, mitochondrial (mtPAP). This antibody has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.

Effective adjuvants enhance antigen immunogenicity and/or modulate the type of immunity (e.g., humoral vs. cellular immune response), and, in theory, an optimal antigen-adjuvant combination should activate the both arms of the immune system (innate and adaptive immunity). Different adjuvants work via different mechanisms and, ultimately, the best adjuvant for any specific vaccine will be chosen on the basis of compatibility with the delivery route (e.g., systemic vs. mucosal), ability to provoke the desired immune response (e.g., humoral vs. cellular immunity), and relevance to a particular stage of the required anti-microbial protection (e.g., preventive vs. therapeutic immunity). One way to achieve these diverse goals is to use a combination of complementary, synergistic adjuvants and this is one current practice. However, an adjuvant that could trigger the immunomodulatory cascade upstream of current options could simplify the design of safe and effective vaccines and revolutionize modern day vaccinations.

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human Poly (A) RNA polymerase, mitochondrial (mtPAP). This antibody has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot. .

Mouse monoclonal antibody against the human mitochondrial polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase 1 (PNPase). This antibody has been tested for use in immunocytochemistry/immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation, and western blot.